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LOT 0095
Roman Garnet Gemstone with Portrait
LATE 5TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (1.22 grams, 14 mm).
Ellipsoid type with dished underside, incuse-facing portrait bust, from a Constantinople garnet workshop. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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